Quote by Elihu Root
There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like eac

There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world. – Elihu Root

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Secretary of War Stanton used to get out of patience with Lincoln because he was all the time pardoning men who ought to be shot. – Elihu Root

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Patience
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To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism. – Elihu Root

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War
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The methods of peace propaganda which aim at establishing peace doctrine by argument and by creating a feeling favorable to peace in general seem to fall short of reaching the springs of human action and of dealing with the causes of the conduct which they seek to modify. – Elihu Root

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Peace
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Take away the violence and who will hear the men of peace? – Lorraine Hansberry

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Peace

My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world. – Joseph Rotblat

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Peace

I find peace anywhere I go. It depends on what is within the walls of my own home. – Brooke Burke

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Peace

But the deep desire for peace remained with the American people. – Paul Robeson

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Peace

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